Сelestino Caballero: Where is HuanMa?

BoxingScene.com reached out to Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero to gauge his interest in filling in for the injured Rafael Marquez, who reportedly pulled out of his September 18th fight against Juan Manuel Lopez. Caballero told BoxingScene - "Of course I am interested in fighting Juanma. I know that Rafa and Juanma were going to make good money for that fight so I am sure Juanma and I will get good money to fight."

When asked if four weeks was enough time to prepare for the fight El Pelenchin said "I will be ready brother. Just tell Juanma's people to talk to my team and make a good offer. Give me what Rafa was getting or what Juanma is getting. This is the fight I have wanted for years."

Caballero knows Showtime and the MGM Grand put up good money for the Lopez-Marquez showdown and that Team Juanma is in a bind if they want to keep the September date. The big issue, which probably prevents the fight from happening in that venue, is how a fight with two non-Mexicans would sell during a weekend to celebrate Mexican Independence day.

"They have to fight me. (Elio) Rojas is injured. Chris John is always hurt or sick lately so who else can they fight? Gamboa is fighting the week before. Juanma has to fight me unless they want to cancel the show. There is no one else."

Caballero finished our conversation by saying, "I hope this fight goes down. The fans want to see a great fight and El Pelenchin versus Juanma is a way better fight than Juanma versus a beat up Rafa Marquez."


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